2025-05-14T12:05:35-05:00 2024-12-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 2921 LANDMARK PL STE 300 MADISON WI 537134236 990 2024-01-01 391531546 COMBAT BLINDNESS INTERNATIONAL INC COMB 6082387777 PO BOX 5332 MADISON WI 537050332 REENA CHANDRA MPH PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6082387777 2025-05-14 1 0 MIKE HABLEWITZ CPA P01259157 6082744020 2025-05-13 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z REENA CHANDRA MPH PO BOX 5332 MADISON WI 537050332 1446754 0 X WWW.COMBATBLINDNESS.ORG X 1984 WI DEDICATED TO RELIEVING HUMAN SUFFERING BY PREVENTING AND CURING BLINDNESS AMONG THE MOST VULNERABLE SECTORS OF SOCIETY, THE YOUNG AND THE OLD, IN THE MOST-NEEDY PARTS OF THE WORLD, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. 9 9 3 32 0 0 520107 960879 0 0 29269 426615 -19861 -26650 529515 1360844 474677 509675 0 0 129670 156427 0 24325 104952 131516 114958 735863 805385 -206348 555459 532426 728200 29773 48155 502653 680045 X COMBAT BLINDNESS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (CBI) ELIMINATES PREVENTABLE BLINDNESS WORLDWIDE BY PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE, EQUITABLE SOLUTIONS FOR SIGHT THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AND INNOVATION. 0 0 298508 264466 0 EYE CARE PERSONNEL TRAINING - CBI SUPPORTS THE TRAINING OF DOCTORS, NURSES, AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL TO INCREASE EYE CARE CAPACITY. CBI COLLABORATES WITH HOSPITALS IN INDIA (DR. SHROFF'S CHARITY EYE HOSPITAL IN DELHI AND JAYAPRIYA MEDICAL FOUNDATION IN HUBLI) TO PROVIDE STIPENDS AND SALARY FOR OPHTHALMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL. IN 2024, CBI SUPPORTED THE TRAINING OF 130 OPHTHALMIC PERSONNEL. 147406 125646 0 CATARACTS - CBI SUPPORTS FREE CATARACT OPERATIONS FOR THE POOR IN INDIA, AFRICA, AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. CBI ALSO PROVIDES EQUIPMENT, MEDICAL CONSUMABLES, AND INTRAOCULAR LENSES (IOLS) FOR FREE EYE OPERATIONS FOR THE POOR IN AREAS OF INDIA. DURING 2024, CBI HELPED FUND OVER 20,000 SURGERIES AND 700,000 SCREENINGS.FOR THE CATARACT PROGRAM, COMBAT BLINDNESS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (CBI) COLLABORATES WITH HOSPITALS IN INDIA (BHUBANESWAR LV PRASAD EYE HOSPITAL; SHREE JALARAM EYE HOSPITAL - MEGHRAJ,GUJARAT; SHROFF'S CHARITY EYE HOSPITAL - DARYAGANJ, NEW DELHI; JAYAPRIYA MEDICAL FOUNDATION - HUBLI, KARNATAKA; NAV BHARAT JAGRITI KENDRA - HAZARIBAG, JHARKHAND), AND AFRICA (LIONS SIGHTFIRST EYE HOSPITAL - NAIROBI, KENYA) TO PROVIDE CATARACT OPERATIONS FOR THE POOR. CBI COLLABORATES IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN HOSPITALS AND CLINICS AND THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF OPTHALMOLOGY AND VISUAL SCIENCES TO PROVIDE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY LEVEL OF EYE CARE FOR THE UNDERINSURED AND UNINSURED RESIDENTS OF DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN. 130996 104563 0 PEDIATRIC EYE CARE - CBI SUPPORTS PROGRAMS IN INDIA AND PARAGUAY TO SCREEN CHILDREN AND PROVIDE FREE PEDIATRIC EYE SURGERIES AND GLASSES. IN ADDITION, CBI FUNDS A SCHOOL SCREENING PROGRAM IN MADISON, WISCONSIN FOR FOUR- AND FIVE-YEAR-OLD KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS. DURING 2024, CBI HELPED FUND OVER 260,000 PEDIATRIC SCREENINGS AND 139 SURGERIES.FOR THE PEDIATRIC PROGRAM, CBI COLLABORATES WITH HOSPITALS IN INDIA (SHREE JALARAM EYE HOSPITAL - GUJARAT, INDIA; USHA KIRAN EYE HOSPITAL - MYSORE, INDIA) AND PARAGUAY (FUNDACION VISION) TO ORGANIZE AND FUND PROGRAMS TO SCREEN CHILDREN FOR GLASSES AND OPHTHALMIC SURGERY FOR THE POOR. IN ADDITION, CBI COLLABORATES WITH THE MADISON METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT IN MADISON, WISCONSIN, TO ORGANIZE AND FUND SCHOOL SCREENING FOR ALL 4K AND 5K STUDENTS. 15000 15000 0 EYE CARE INFRASTRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT - CBI SUPPORTS THE BUILDING OF EYE CARE CENTERS AND THE DONATION OF EQUIPMENT TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, SIGHT-RESTORING EYE CARE.DURING 2024, CBI PROVIDED FUNDING FOR AN EYE CARE CENTER AT SHREE JALARAM EYE HOSPITAL IN GUJARAT, INDIA, PURCHASED EQUIPMENT FOR A VISION VAN PROGRAM IN MADISON, WISCONSIN, AND DONATED SURGICAL EQUIPMENT TO DR. SHROFF'S CHARITY EYE HOSPITAL. 15000 15000 0 591910 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CA CT GA HI IL KS KY MD MA MI MN NH NJ NM NY NC OR PA TN UT VA WA WV WI X X REENA CHANDRA MPH 6082387777 8383 GREENWAY BLVD ST 600 MADISON WI 53562 SURESH CHANDRA MD FOUNDER/CHIEF VISIONARY OFFICER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER HOLM MD CHAIRMAN/CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 AMY MURRAY VICE CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREW THOMPSON TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SEAN LYNCH JD SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHOTON BASU DIRECTOR (THRU FEBRUARY) 1.00 X 0 0 0 YASMIN BRADFIELD MD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL ALTAWEEL MD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GORDON DERZON MHA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HEIDI LUCARELLI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 REENA CHANDRA MPH PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 30.00 X 62920 0 0 62920 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 97993 862886 361968 960879 13985 13985 460891 48261 412630 412630 412630 10999 97993 37649 -26650 -26650 1360844 0 0 399965 9063 9063 500612 500612 62920 27832 15783 19305 82572 36525 24771 21276 10935 4837 2743 3355 13902 13902 24325 24325 4279 4279 37482 644 36838 2393 2393 12441 3173 3861 5407 28815 2483 1408 24924 7455 3298 1870 2287 1021 1021 707 707 3043 1346 763 934 MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIA 2432 1076 610 746 988 988 805385 591910 108523 104952 47050 54632 6263 10123 0 155000 4721 5521 88262 0 88262 441756 282960 12288 109589 20348 22113 532426 728200 8845 23090 20928 25065 29773 48155 X 91224 206572 411429 473473 502653 680045 532426 728200 X 555459 -379832 1765 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 452757 528160 619447 520107 960879 3081350 452757 528160 619447 520107 960879 3081350 881914 2199436 14618 14607 14724 15399 13985 73333 3154683 15598 0.69720 0.79080 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 53410 5988 578 58820 47799 6112 501 53410 55869 -7584 486 47799 49000 7376 507 55869 45226 4248 474 49000 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 1 0 88262 88262 88262 CASH EQUIVALENTS HELD BY INVESTMENT MANAGERS 109589 F 109589 1158892 -379832 157236 -2514 -225110 1384002 -23158 -23158 1360844 981500 157236 23158 180394 801106 4279 4279 805385 PART V, LINE 4: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DESIGNATED NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS AS A GENERAL ENDOWMENT FUND TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF COMBAT BLINDNESS INTERNATIONAL, INC. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY MADISON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 1,765. INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11F -4,279. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B -23,158. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B 23,158. 1 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS 404612 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS 41000 SOUTH AMERICA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS 55000 0 0 0 0 0 0 500612 0 500612 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, OPHTALMIC TRAINING (COP FELLOWSHIP) 179530 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, CATARACT SURGERIES AND OPHTALMIC TRAINING (COPS) 204936 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, PEDIATRIC EYE CARE, CATARACT SURGERIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE (OPHTHALMOLOGY WING) 64646 WIRE TRANSFER 5000 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT BOOK VALUE SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, PEDIATRIC EYE CARE 32500 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, CATARACT SURGERIES 41000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR, PEDIATRIC EYE CARE 55500 WIRE TRANSFER 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION DISBURSES FUNDS FOR GRANTS AND ASSISTANCE FOLLOWING THE RECEIPT OF REPORTS ON THE NUMBER OF CATARACT SURGERIES AND THE NUMBER OF PEDIATRIC EYE SURGERIES OR THE PROGRESS OF THE PARTICULAR PROJECTS. PART I, LINE 3: THE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS FOR EXPENDITURES IN THE LISTED REGIONS USING THE ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING. X X X X X X 1 JAIME CRAIG 606 2ND ST NEW GLARUS WI 53574 GRANT WRITING 0 316992 24325 292667 316992 24325 292667 CA CO CT GA HI IL KS KY ME MD MA MI MN NV NH NJ NM NY NC OH OK OR PA TN UT VA WA WV WI WORLD SIGHT DAY 108992 97993 10999 2606 10272 4386 7500 12885 108992 97993 10999 2606 10272 4386 7500 12885 37649 -26650 1 MADISON METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT 545 W DAYTON ST MADISON WI 537031967 396003202 STATE OF WISCONSIN 9063 0 EYEGLASSES 1 0 PART I, LINE 2: GRANT RECIPIENTS REGULARLY PROVIDE REPORTS TO CBI ON GRANT FUNDS USED/REMAINING AND HOW MANY GLASSES HAVE BEEN PURCHASED. X 3 356968 QUOTED MARKET PRICE X MEDICAL EQUIPMENT 1 5000 COST OF DONATED PROP 0 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED IN COLUMN B. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 SURESH CHANDRA, M.D. AND REENA CHANDRA, M.P.H. HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE PREPARED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS. THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RETURN AND THE VOTE TO APPROVE ARE GENERALLY CONDUCTED ELECTRONICALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUALLY, ALL DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND DISCUSS ANY CONFLICTS AT THAT TIME. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH BOARD OF DIRECTORS DELEGATED POWERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATED IN THE DANE COUNTY UNITED WAY'S NON-PROFIT COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE QTI GROUP WHICH INCLUDED COMPARABLE COMPENSATIONS OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALSO POSTED ON ITS WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY MADISON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 1,765.